[Openvpn-users] solved first vpn established was Re: help with setting up first vpn, some urgency!

Hello List,
First of all my thanks to everyone who wrote with advice, suggestions,
and opinions, i appreciate it all.
I got my first vpn set up in time to bench test it before i have to put
it to use Sunday, and i must say so far Openvpn is living up to all that it
was promised.
I am going to detail my setup and configuration, in another email as the
howtos and docs i feel are a little vague on points. It's not 100% it is
working well enough to have a friend in Denver nap a drive to me, and copy
files to and from. My box did not show up in his my network places, but i'm
not really bothered by that.
Thanks again to all who helped.
Dave.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marco Fretz" <mailinglist@xxxxxxx>
To: "David Balazic" <David.Balazic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Dave" <dmehler26@xxxxxxxxxx>; <openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] help with setting up first vpn, some urgency!
> @david
>
> there are some reasons to set up TAP :) but i agree, not for the first
> easy to use vpn =)
>
> i use TAP for my gaming network project (something like hamachi) and there
> i need TAP cause LAN-only multiplayer games most use Broadcasts to
> communicate with other players.
> other reasons are if u want to do OSPF or RIP over tunnel nodes (client to
> clinet), they use multicasts / broadcasts too
>
>
> regards
> marco
>
>
>
> David Balazic wrote:
>> OK, I will be short:
>> It is a mistery for me , why people waste their time setting up TAP,
>> when TUN is so much simpler.
>> And it works. Including windows shared folders.
>> ;-)
>> David
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* openvpn-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Dave
>> *Sent:* čet 20-dec-07 18:04
>> *To:* openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [Openvpn-users] help with setting up first vpn, some urgency!
>>
>> Hello,
>> I need some assistance with setting up my first vpn and there is some
>> urgency in it as i'm going to be going out of town for the holidays and
>> am
>> going to need it.
>> I've read the docs and the book, and i've got keys generated and i
>> can
>> connect from a remote client, in routed moee. If i try in bridge mode i
>> get
>> "Can not connect to client connection failed" msg. The bridge mode
>> connection was atempted from an xp home client.
>> My goal is to be able to set up a vpn remotely, remote in, and access
>> my
>> samba shares, and my test and development web server as if i was here.
>> The problem is when i connect i can ping, but i don't get anything
>> back.
>> A tcpdump on the interface on the lan pc where the vpn server is shows
>> the
>> packets coming in but not going out. Trying to query my lan's local
>> nameserver times out, that can't be located.
>> Let me give you some information. I'm going to be using either a
>> roaming
>> laptop or a fixed desktop box, both of which will be remote to my
>> network.
>> Let's say for the sake of example that the laptop will have ip of 2.3.4.5
>> and the desktop will have the ip of 3.4.5.6. My internal lan ip range is
>> 192.168.0.0/24 and the vpn server, i've tried this twice will either be
>> on a
>> Centos box or a FreeBSD box, at either .3 or .4 in that range. The dns
>> server/lan gateway box is .254. My vpn range is 10.8.0.0/24 in routed
>> mode,
>> if i can get bridge mode going i'll put it in my lan range.
>> As i said i've tried both, i can connect in routed mode, get the
>> error
>> about connecting to client failed in bridge. The samba server and the
>> test
>> web server are both on the same box, depending on which box the vpn
>> server
>> is on it might or might not be the same machine depending on which is
>> easier
>> to set up.
>> If anyone can help i can create accounts where needed with sudo and i
>> can supply client keys.
>> Any additional information let me know.
>> As i said there is some urgency as i can only test this remotely and
>> i
>> won't be remote until i leave, if it doesn't work i'm outa luck.
>> Any help much appreciated.
>> Dave.
>>
>>
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